WordPress: parent category ID given current category ID?

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1. Search Google and uou will flooded with answers. Check the following WordPress function and other links.

   WordPress has the inbuilt function get category parents

   Other useful Links:

   1. WORDPRESS: GET ID OF TOP-LEVEL PARENT
      CATEGORY
   2. How to get parent category name in
      WordPress
   3. WordPress – Get Current Category
      Parents

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2. $childCat = get_category($child_category_id);
   $parentCat = get_category($childCat->parent);
   

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3. this should do it nice and simple

   All the best

   Adi
   http://www.mindmyweb.com

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